Hello again friends~Here I am, back in Lillehammer after a delightful weekend in London. Yep, I get to spend my weekends abroad, exploring foreign cities, eating good food, seeing beautiful historical monuments. Yep. This is indeed my life. Crazy, huh?
My time in London was phenomenal! I spent Thursday with a dear friend and fellow Cobber who is living in London for the year. We got an opportunity to catch up, share travel stories, reflect on our time abroad & marvel at the beautiful sprng day we shared. IT wasso wonderful to see her and as the day passed, we both realized that though we have spent a great deal of time together through shared classes, similar circles of friends and shared interests, we never succeeded at making and keeping a coffee date. It literally took us both uprooting our lives, moving across the world and a great deal of travel (me from Norway to London, her by means of lots of tube and bus rides in order to meet me) in order to finally meet for a koppa. But we did~and it was spectacular! I am so thankful to have shared a beautiful spring day in London with the beautiful Kari Beth Shobe; it was just what I needed!
The rest of my time in London was equally wonderful; lots of sightseeing, miles and miles of walking, multiple attempts at navigating our way through streets that changed names and weren't perpindicular to one another, and countless moments of awe and wonder at the beauty around us and the lovely warm weather--I got to run around in flats and a short sleeve dress; a far cry from my uniform of late consisting of boots, jeans, sweater & outdoor gear...it felt so good to have sunshine on my face and wind in my hair (wind that doesn't bring snow and freezing temps with it!). A definite highlight of London was seeing Les Miserables. I have literally waited six years to see the show, after having played the role of Gavroche my freshman year of high school. I was nervous about seeing it; after all, what if I had built it up too much? But I was blown away and it was perfect. I am so glad to have seen it, to have the music echoing in my ears and my heart as I traveled back to Norway where snow and ice still abound, though admittedly the thaw is beginning to speed up!
And now, back in Norway, I am realizing how little time remains here. I have two weeks before I leave for Germany for class, and from there spring break will commence, taking me to Scotland and France. Upon returning to Norway I will have a day to prepare before sitting exams, the weekend to pack, then off we go again for a whirlwind tour of Norway & Denmark, taking us back to Lillehamme for the 17th of May celebrations (independence day here in Norway), then I'll be home again the 19th. I have 50 days left here in Norway. I'm not sure how I feel about that...I am torn between wanting time to slow down so I can soak in Norway and speed up so I can finally hug all of the beautiful wonderful people back home ♥
But seven weeks remain. Lots of homework, travel, springtime (I hope!) will fill these 50 days and soon, soon, soon, I'll be back in Minnesota, preparing for a summer in God's Great Northwoods, catching up with friends and exploring what being home looks like. Before any of that can happen, however, I have some classes to attend--I'm off for now, see you all soon dear friends!
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